Event Hospitality & Entertainment has sharply criticised the lack of federal and state government support for the hospitality and tourism sectors, and highlighted the logistical and operational challenges facing hotel, cinema and resort operators should vaccine passports be implemented in reopening the economy.

Speaking to The Australian Financial Review after Event reported a 45 per cent ($449 million) slump in revenue over the 2020-21 financial year, chief executive Jane Hastings said large hospitality companies, which employed vast numbers of people, were being penalised in support programs such as the NSW government’s JobSaver payments scheme.